4 steps to finding long-tail keywords

EDIT: How to find low competition long-tail keywords!

Important note: The higher your domain authority, the easier it is to rank for any keyword.

Here's how we leverage Ahrefs to find low competition keywords and rank higher on Google:

Step #1 – Reverse engineer popular authority websites within your niche and discover keywords they are already ranking for.

Step #2 – Focus on long-tail keywords that cover a specific topic or subtopic. It could be a single word keyword, but more often than not, it contains 2-4 words or even more.

Step #3 – Check keyword competition in Ahrefs using the keyword difficulty (KD) score as a measuring tool and checking competition in the SERPs. Generally, the lower the KD score, the easier it should be to rank for a keyword, but it’s not guaranteed. This includes how many backlinks competitors have, their DR, etc.

Step #4 – Create content focused on the long-tail keyword and optimize the page accordingly (on-page SEO). This includes putting your keyword in all the normal SEO-specific locations such as the heading, SEO title, meta description, body, alt text while creating a valuable piece of content that provides value to users.

Following this method, your success will depend on your ability to discover low competition long-tail keywords and the authority behind your own site or lack thereof from competitors.

It might take a few tries before you get it right, but it’s a relatively quick and easy way to rank in top positions within Google and generate traffic.

I hope this was useful!